NOTICE OF REPRIMAND AND RESTITUTION Case No. 90-126-GA David B. Grant, P14269, Southfield, Michigan, by Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #68.
1) Reprimand; 2) Effective January 11, 1992. The hearing panel found that misconduct was established by a preponderance of the evidence. Respondent was retained by four individuals to institute a class action proceeding for wrongful termination of employment rights and accepted a total of $500.00 in attorney fees, but failed to take action to institute proceedings for over four years, and failed to answer additional questions addressed to him by the Attorney Grievance Commission after the AGC received his answer to the request for investigation.
Respondent's conduct was found to be in violation of MCR 9.104 (1,2,4); MCR 9.103(C); the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct, 1.1(c); 1.3; 3.2; and the Canon I of the then-applicable Code of Professional Responsibility, DR 1-102(A)(1,5). The panel ordered respondent to make restitution to his clients in the total amount of $500.00. Costs were assessed in the amount of $1076.66.